Which to use
“vieilles” and “vieillot” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,391
- “vieilles” frequency rank
- #42,678
- “vieillot” frequency rank
- 47069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vieilles | vieillot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de vieux. | Qui a un air de vieillesse. |
Where the eye mixes vieilles and vieillot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vieilles and vieillot follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vieilles vs vieillot
A purely visual mix-up. vieilles (\vjɛj\) and vieillot (\vjɛ.jo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vieilles is recorded at frequency rank #4,391, classified as anadj, pronounced \vjɛj\. vieillot is at rank #42,678, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vjɛ.jo\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47069, this pair ranks #189,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vieilles vs vieillot
Shared letters: eilv. Private to "vieilles": s. Private to "vieillot": ot.
"vieilles" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC · "vieillot" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vieilles" for "vieillot" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vieilles" or "vieillot"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vieilles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vieillot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vieilles" and "vieillot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vieillis vs vieillot". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #189,890 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.